369 July 2006

Lightering Containers in Hong Kong

M/V Zhu Chuan 2002 on the Pearl River during her sea trails.
(shipyard supplied photo)

One of the most remarkable features of the Hong Kong harbour for European of American mariners is the extensive use made of lightering of cargos, particularly containers. With most of the pier side cranes in heavy demand there is a need for lightering containers to shore, but more significant is the need to deliver and ship containers to and from the Pearl River ports of Guangdong province that will not accommodate the deep drafts of modern ships.

M/V Zhu Chuan 2002 on the Pearl River during her sea trails.
(shipyard supplied photo)

Crane barges lifting the containers to and from smaller vessels do most of the lightering. The Guangzhou Panyu Shanghai Shipyard Co. Ltd. delivered two modern lightering vessels in July 2006. Named M/V Zhu Chuan 2001 and Zhu Chuan 2002, each vessel has a capacity of 118 TEU (20-foot equivalent units) in its beamy hull.

Typical Hong Kong lightering operation with crane barges and
smaller container ships working port and starboard of a deepsea
vessel. (AHB photo)

A pair of 500 hp Cummins KTA19 M2 engines located in an engine room well aft under an accommodation cabin provides propulsive power. Two Cummins-powered 58 kW generators meet the vessel's electrical needs. A well-equipped but spartan wheelhouse is located ahead of the large open cargo area.

M/V Zhu Chuan 2001 at anchor in the Pearl River during her sea
trails. (Shipyard supplied photo)

The Cummins KTA19 main engines of the M/V Zhu Chuan 2001. (AHB
Photo)

The functional wheelhouse of the M/V Zhu Chuan 2001 (AHB photo)

The container holds of each ship can accommodate 118 TEUs. (AHB photo)

For further information please contact:

Attn: Lin Zuo Ming
Guangzhou Panyu Shanghai Shipyard
Fulinggang Lianhuashan Panyu
Guangzhou, China
Phone: 0086(20)84841851
Fax: 0086(20)84841899
Mobile: +86 13928790666

Attn: Xiong Hong
General Manager of Shipbuilding & Trading Dep.
Guangdong Machinery IMP&EXP. CO.,LTD
726 Dong Feng Road East
Guangzhou, China.
Phone: 0086-20-37658437
Fax: 0086-20-87301829
Mobile: +86 13602870708
Web: www.gmg.com.cn/CN/

Linda Zhang
Marketing Manager
Cummins China
Guangzhou, China
Phone: +86 13600040695
E-mail: zhang.sujuan@Cummins.com

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